For this edition of the NHL power rankings, on the precipice of the deadline, Ryan Dixon does a quick check on the GM ...

We still feel he won’t be back until the playoffs in mid April, trying to catch up to the speeding train ... They should be going after Jacob Trouba if the Ducks would eat half of his $8-million ...

So is it too early to panic? Or do we take a deep breath with the Oilers a hot mess right now, outscored 17-7 in three straight road games, and step back and say, “Hey, there’s still 24 games left.” ...

Trouba blocked six shots in 22:31 of ice time ... The former Ranger is certainly capable of filling up the stat sheet, his six blocks Wednesday are proof of that, but the offensive limitations ...